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Balloon needle for the atraumatic transcortical ventricular approach: technical note.

I Madrazo·R Franco-Bourland·M Aguilera·P Reyes·G Guízar-Sahagún
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We have designed a double-lumen inflatable needle for the atraumatic dissection of brain substance. This balloon needle has been successfully used for the ventricular approach in brain grafting procedures to obtain a rounded corticotomy with a diameter of 1.5-2 cm in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

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CatheterizationCerebral VentriclesEquipment DesignHumansNeedlesParkinson DiseaseJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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I Madrazo, R Franco-Bourland, M Aguilera, P Reyes, G Guízar-Sahagún. 1990. Balloon needle for the atraumatic transcortical ventricular approach: technical note.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-3019(90)90190-z

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